DiscoverAcenstry Toolbar

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 2,756
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 11,258
First Seen: December 22, 2014
Last Seen: September 20, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

DiscoverAcenstry Toolbar is an advertisement-sponsored add-on and browser extension that may enter your computer stealthily bundled with free programs. DiscoverAcenstry Toolbar is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program due to several problems DiscoverAcenstry Toolbar may cause to an affected computer and its numerous, unwanted advertisements. DiscoverAcenstry Toolbar may make modifications to the Web browser and strive to advertize irrelevant questionable websites. Affected PC user that surf the net using Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome may get continuously rerouted to unsafe websites by DiscoverAcenstry Toolbar. DiscoverAcenstry Toolbar may proliferate via downloads of free software and access the attacked computer without the PC user's knowledge. DiscoverAcenstry Toolbar may show annoying pop-up advertisements. DiscoverAcenstry Toolbar may result in identity theft by breaching the victimized Web user's privacy. DiscoverAcenstry Toolbar is the kind of program that should be removed right away from an affected computer.

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Registry Details

DiscoverAcenstry Toolbar may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{014d8137-9473-4d0b-a89c-485ead1f1d38}
{0a666c8a-3961-40c4-847c-ccc889dd4591}
{10322192-AA77-4648-B2FF-17968BE3A5A0}
{10BE9380-1B03-4DB8-ADA9-DDF9ADBC706F}
{12BAA10F-5145-4E91-AEA5-015D66635CF5}
{13963B35-E24F-408E-9C6D-9896CDE89B1B}
{184FD6CF-C487-489F-A752-0E6C6D620EF8}
{1b75db18-1552-48c8-b089-041fd71a6307}
{1BF3284B-484C-45F8-B1C6-6EB95D3520CB}
{1CA19368-6D2A-405F-8AF1-CB296FD1FFBE}
{1ed30f3b-cd64-4f78-a35e-95f8f15eea04}
{1F675893-849C-45AA-AE95-3CAC8C6084AF}
{23F6491D-2DD8-4D70-9044-5BD0201DD5CD}
{29213EAE-4BEB-40D2-905C-53EAA4065789}
{2B217E9B-7C07-4215-B5CB-4A755DCE49E0}
{2C04E309-E955-43FD-894F-C1CE7C93A6C5}
{36828718-8B9D-424C-B96A-C0C4EF4869A6}
{36932ddb-3710-4512-ac1e-1bcf199d6b90}
{39D21E5C-9670-47B1-91DD-CFE290C65587}
{3B45926C-9DF4-4257-8AE5-0DE5A0486B76}
{452CB747-527F-45F4-89FD-1540FAA04069}
{46A9A351-7319-4DA4-8A11-E5015DAE6324}
{47A0EDE2-CD19-4838-A35D-84ACF4C0375A}
{53953C68-23E0-4779-A068-E10309D06E3A}
{5902BD32-A115-46D4-B20E-08F3BC985BAE}
{63235FE4-24B2-410F-9038-13CC1D71B378}
{6ffa4cac-5ad4-42f5-bd18-7cd228761d1a}
{73E16E0C-768F-478A-A6E1-B7E2E5936634}
{8DDCA9EF-F8BB-4D34-ADD6-51BA78464022}
{8eaff39e-95fa-48e7-b465-74f985754e6c}
{9C6DD8FA-D20D-4496-AD11-BBAF93E3CFD1}
{AA8F8C45-FEBE-44A6-BE8E-B92184AF42B3}
{AB634212-8A5A-41C4-87E8-F1E50A668106}
{ad20fd36-6e95-48b5-95f8-91926c5c741e}
{C753773D-DC79-48D5-AB08-64100965F7F5}
{D071433E-76C2-42C9-B9E2-530BA1455A09}
{d9712913-5fe6-4956-b291-7a6689170736}
{de180c56-7010-4130-9911-9ef34d6f6c4c}
{E02B22B4-2D88-409B-8661-7DB65DABEA74}
{E034D6D6-99AC-4DE5-9C98-61AB31F8126D}
{e1b0454e-e89e-4205-97f4-76cc00f3f34f}
{E2991E83-F06B-42A0-B245-A5B9B395D6AD}
{E2FC35A5-E9E5-4796-B152-B2B54925FC3F}
{e5acd583-d07f-42ac-ad70-32d39193f2ef}
{ea23de73-8588-414a-b5c5-e4c9800df040}
{eb1468ea-2c60-494a-ae50-83796a56ccf8}
{ee9c0523-6dcb-4490-8325-4815b8ba18c3}
{F05AA909-B78A-4DDA-AF57-4EA5E3EE378B}
{F1AFD64C-CEED-4C98-80EC-FEB044E43591}
{f87e9f00-1b14-4ea2-ba60-fb8679e00824}
{FAD6CE33-9581-4B55-97C6-F2A6E6C12605}
File name without path
http_DiscoverAncestry.dl.tb.ask.com_0.localstorage
http_DiscoverAncestry.dl.tb.ask.com_0.localstorage-journal
Software\AppDataLow\Software\DiscoverAncestry_ch
Software\DiscoverAncestry_ch
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{6FFA4CAC-5AD4-42F5-BD18-7CD228761D1A}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{8EAFF39E-95FA-48E7-B465-74F985754E6C}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{D9712913-5FE6-4956-B291-7A6689170736}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser\{6FFA4CAC-5AD4-42F5-BD18-7CD228761D1A}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{6ffa4cac-5ad4-42f5-bd18-7cd228761d1a}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DiscoverAncestry AppIntegrator 32-bit
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DiscoverAncestry AppIntegrator 64-bit
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DiscoverAncestry EPM Support
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DiscoverAncestry Search Scope Monitor
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\DiscoverAncestry_ch
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{6ffa4cac-5ad4-42f5-bd18-7cd228761d1a}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{8eaff39e-95fa-48e7-b465-74f985754e6c}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{d9712913-5fe6-4956-b291-7a6689170736}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DiscoverAncestry AppIntegrator 32-bit
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DiscoverAncestry AppIntegrator 64-bit
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DiscoverAncestry EPM Support
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DiscoverAncestry Search Scope Monitor
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\DiscoverAncestry_chService
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\DiscoverAncestry_chService
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\DiscoverAncestry_chService

Directories

DiscoverAcenstry Toolbar may create the following directory or directories:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\DiscoverAncestryTooltab
%PROGRAMFILES%\DiscoverAncestry_chEI
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\DiscoverAncestry_chEI
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\DiscoverAncestry_ch
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\DiscoverAncestry_chIE

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